Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: GERMANY
Janadriyah Festival to have Germany as guest of honor
Germany will be the guest of honor at the 30th Janadriyah festival starting Feb. 3, at the Al-Janadriyah heritage village located on the outskirts of Riyadh. “It is a great honor for Germany to have been chosen as the guest
Merkel says no plans to raise taxes over refugee influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday her government had no plans to impose a tax hike to cope with a record influx of asylum seekers, firmly denying reports that Berlin and the European Commission were mulling a special refugee solidarity
Modi promises German firms tax reforms as Merkel visits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged German companies Tuesday to do business in India and promised tax and other economic reforms, on the final day of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit. After the leaders toured a German engineering factory in India’s technology
Modi and Merkel agree to fast-track business deals
Narendra Modi has hailed Germany as a “natural partner” of India after signing deals with Angela Merkel on clean energy and speeding up the European powerhouse’s investment in Asia’s third largest economy. The German chancellor held lengthy talks with the
Merkel plays down impact of VW scandal on German image
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the emissions scandal that has hit car giant Volkswagen was “dramatic” but would not inflict lasting damage to Germany’s reputation. In an interview with public station Deutschlandradio, Merkel stressed Volkswagen would now have to provide the
Merkel says military efforts needed in Syria but they won’t end war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German radio station that military efforts were necessary in Syria even though they would not put an end to the four-year-old civil war there. Merkel said she had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Bahrain’s Salman calls for ‘firm hand’ at FIFA but no mention of Platini
The powerful head of Asian soccer said on Friday the sport’s world governing body, shaken by a graft scandal, needed a “firm hand” to steady it, but notably made no reference to European chief Michel Platini whom he had previously
German wind power output topping 2014 total
Germany’s wind power generation by September surpassed last year’s total, thanks to favorable weather conditions and an expansion of wind farms, industry bodies said. The cumulative total production from land-based and offshore wind farms so far this year was 59
Syrians, Afghans clash in German refugee center riot
Some 200 Syrian and Afghan refugees clashed in a crowded German refugee center in Hamburg overnight, leaving several people injured in the third such riot this week, police said Thursday. Fifty police were called in to contain the mass brawl,
World’s top 10 most competitive economies revealed
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 assesses the competitiveness of 140 world economies. Using a mixture of quantitative and survey data, it ranks countries overall by combining 113 indicators grouped under 12 pillars of competitiveness: institutions; infrastructure; macroeconomic
Merkel warns of risks of ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that creating a “safe zone” for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal. France said on Monday it would discuss
German far-right mobilising against migrants: spy chief
Germany’s domestic intelligence chief warned Sunday of a radicalisation of right-wing groups amid a record influx of migrants, as xenophobic rallies and clashes shook several towns at the weekend. “What we’re seeing in connection with the refugee crisis is a
Syrian crisis won’t change German position on Russia: Merkel ally
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has rejected a suggestion by her economy minister that Germany should support a lifting of sanctions against Russia in order to win Moscow’s cooperation to help end the civil war in Syria. Chief of
Merkel says Assad must be involved in Syria talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that President Bashar al-Assad should be involved in any Syrian peace talks, amid mounting pressure to end the four-year conflict. “We have to speak with many actors, this includes Assad, but others as
#Dieselgate: Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn quits over scandal
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of US emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start — also in terms of personnel. I am clearing
EU agrees on deal to relocate 120,000 refugees
EU interior ministers on Tuesday approved by a “large majority” a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc but only after overriding fierce opposition from central and eastern European countries. “Decision on relocation for 120,000 persons adopted today, by
Interior Ministry inks deal to develop border guard sector
Recently, the Interior Ministry signed an agreement with the German Interior Ministry to collaboratively develop the Kingdom’s Border Guard system, as well as provide future advice and training in various security matters. Following the signing of the deal, the German
With refugees, Germany’s Muslim population could be Europe’s largest
• Influx could make German minority larger than France’s • Syrian refugees seen as hard-working, better educated • Growing Arab presence to dilute Turkish Muslim majority When the flood of Middle Eastern refugees arriving in Europe finally ebbs and asylum-seekers
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